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#HeatDome to broil #WesternUS ahead of North American #monsoon
A new heat dome is building in the United States this week. This time it will focus on the West first, then shift toward the Midwest. Storms associated with the #NorthAmericanMonsoon will follow the heat in the West.
By Alex Sosnowski, Jul 7, 2026
Excerpt: "As the heat wave crests over the interior West, an annual phenomenon will take place. Moisture will begin to trickle in from Mexico at first, then pick up more steam later this week to next week. A surge in humidity levels, along with a flip of the breeze from the west to the south, is known as the North American monsoon.
" 'There should be a slow propagation of thunderstorm activity from south to north over the interior West that should start with spotty activity at first then become somewhat more widespread by next week,' Pastelok said.
" 'Helping that activity will be an eastward shift of the high-pressure heat dome,' AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. 'The circulation around the high will help to pump moisture in more freely over much of the West beginning this weekend and more so next week.'
"Many of the early storms over the Southwest may bring little or no rain but gusty #winds and #lightning strikes. The gusty winds can kick up considerable amounts of #dust, creating large #DustStorms or #haboobs. Lightning strikes with no rain can set off scores of new #wildfires, while gusty winds around the storms can fan the new fires and existing large blazes.
"The nature of the heat dome will trap smoke in the region, which can reduce the visibility, create a hazy or milky-looking sky and create #AirQuality dangers for some individuals. "
#AQI #USWx #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Storms #WesternUS #ExtremeWeather
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#HeatDome to broil #WesternUS ahead of North American #monsoon
A new heat dome is building in the United States this week. This time it will focus on the West first, then shift toward the Midwest. Storms associated with the #NorthAmericanMonsoon will follow the heat in the West.
By Alex Sosnowski, Jul 7, 2026
Excerpt: "As the heat wave crests over the interior West, an annual phenomenon will take place. Moisture will begin to trickle in from Mexico at first, then pick up more steam later this week to next week. A surge in humidity levels, along with a flip of the breeze from the west to the south, is known as the North American monsoon.
" 'There should be a slow propagation of thunderstorm activity from south to north over the interior West that should start with spotty activity at first then become somewhat more widespread by next week,' Pastelok said.
" 'Helping that activity will be an eastward shift of the high-pressure heat dome,' AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. 'The circulation around the high will help to pump moisture in more freely over much of the West beginning this weekend and more so next week.'
"Many of the early storms over the Southwest may bring little or no rain but gusty #winds and #lightning strikes. The gusty winds can kick up considerable amounts of #dust, creating large #DustStorms or #haboobs. Lightning strikes with no rain can set off scores of new #wildfires, while gusty winds around the storms can fan the new fires and existing large blazes.
"The nature of the heat dome will trap smoke in the region, which can reduce the visibility, create a hazy or milky-looking sky and create #AirQuality dangers for some individuals. "
#AQI #USWx #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Storms #WesternUS #ExtremeWeather
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#HeatDome to broil #WesternUS ahead of North American #monsoon
A new heat dome is building in the United States this week. This time it will focus on the West first, then shift toward the Midwest. Storms associated with the #NorthAmericanMonsoon will follow the heat in the West.
By Alex Sosnowski, Jul 7, 2026
Excerpt: "As the heat wave crests over the interior West, an annual phenomenon will take place. Moisture will begin to trickle in from Mexico at first, then pick up more steam later this week to next week. A surge in humidity levels, along with a flip of the breeze from the west to the south, is known as the North American monsoon.
" 'There should be a slow propagation of thunderstorm activity from south to north over the interior West that should start with spotty activity at first then become somewhat more widespread by next week,' Pastelok said.
" 'Helping that activity will be an eastward shift of the high-pressure heat dome,' AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. 'The circulation around the high will help to pump moisture in more freely over much of the West beginning this weekend and more so next week.'
"Many of the early storms over the Southwest may bring little or no rain but gusty #winds and #lightning strikes. The gusty winds can kick up considerable amounts of #dust, creating large #DustStorms or #haboobs. Lightning strikes with no rain can set off scores of new #wildfires, while gusty winds around the storms can fan the new fires and existing large blazes.
"The nature of the heat dome will trap smoke in the region, which can reduce the visibility, create a hazy or milky-looking sky and create #AirQuality dangers for some individuals. "
#AQI #USWx #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Storms #WesternUS #ExtremeWeather
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#HeatDome to broil #WesternUS ahead of North American #monsoon
A new heat dome is building in the United States this week. This time it will focus on the West first, then shift toward the Midwest. Storms associated with the #NorthAmericanMonsoon will follow the heat in the West.
By Alex Sosnowski, Jul 7, 2026
Excerpt: "As the heat wave crests over the interior West, an annual phenomenon will take place. Moisture will begin to trickle in from Mexico at first, then pick up more steam later this week to next week. A surge in humidity levels, along with a flip of the breeze from the west to the south, is known as the North American monsoon.
" 'There should be a slow propagation of thunderstorm activity from south to north over the interior West that should start with spotty activity at first then become somewhat more widespread by next week,' Pastelok said.
" 'Helping that activity will be an eastward shift of the high-pressure heat dome,' AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. 'The circulation around the high will help to pump moisture in more freely over much of the West beginning this weekend and more so next week.'
"Many of the early storms over the Southwest may bring little or no rain but gusty #winds and #lightning strikes. The gusty winds can kick up considerable amounts of #dust, creating large #DustStorms or #haboobs. Lightning strikes with no rain can set off scores of new #wildfires, while gusty winds around the storms can fan the new fires and existing large blazes.
"The nature of the heat dome will trap smoke in the region, which can reduce the visibility, create a hazy or milky-looking sky and create #AirQuality dangers for some individuals. "
#AQI #USWx #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Storms #WesternUS #ExtremeWeather
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#HeatDome to broil #WesternUS ahead of North American #monsoon
A new heat dome is building in the United States this week. This time it will focus on the West first, then shift toward the Midwest. Storms associated with the #NorthAmericanMonsoon will follow the heat in the West.
By Alex Sosnowski, Jul 7, 2026
Excerpt: "As the heat wave crests over the interior West, an annual phenomenon will take place. Moisture will begin to trickle in from Mexico at first, then pick up more steam later this week to next week. A surge in humidity levels, along with a flip of the breeze from the west to the south, is known as the North American monsoon.
" 'There should be a slow propagation of thunderstorm activity from south to north over the interior West that should start with spotty activity at first then become somewhat more widespread by next week,' Pastelok said.
" 'Helping that activity will be an eastward shift of the high-pressure heat dome,' AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said. 'The circulation around the high will help to pump moisture in more freely over much of the West beginning this weekend and more so next week.'
"Many of the early storms over the Southwest may bring little or no rain but gusty #winds and #lightning strikes. The gusty winds can kick up considerable amounts of #dust, creating large #DustStorms or #haboobs. Lightning strikes with no rain can set off scores of new #wildfires, while gusty winds around the storms can fan the new fires and existing large blazes.
"The nature of the heat dome will trap smoke in the region, which can reduce the visibility, create a hazy or milky-looking sky and create #AirQuality dangers for some individuals. "
#AQI #USWx #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Storms #WesternUS #ExtremeWeather
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#AirQuality concerns dominate western #Colorado with incoming smoke
by: Dalen Brazelton
Posted: Jun 24, 2026 / 06:25 AM MDTGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — "Fires in #Utah and Colorado and smoke in the valley is causing massive air quality concerns. Chances for showers tonight will help soak up a lot of particulates in the air, but with near-100 degree highs today, most chances for daytime rain will evaporate. Dry lightning also remains a concern, with possibilities of it sparking another wildfire. Chances for storms jump to 60 percent tonight."
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#AirQuality concerns dominate western #Colorado with incoming smoke
by: Dalen Brazelton
Posted: Jun 24, 2026 / 06:25 AM MDTGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — "Fires in #Utah and Colorado and smoke in the valley is causing massive air quality concerns. Chances for showers tonight will help soak up a lot of particulates in the air, but with near-100 degree highs today, most chances for daytime rain will evaporate. Dry lightning also remains a concern, with possibilities of it sparking another wildfire. Chances for storms jump to 60 percent tonight."
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#TickIdentification in #WashingtonState
Hard Ticks (Ixodidae)
#WesternBlackLeggedTick (Ixodes pacificus)Western black-legged ticks can transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. It can also transmit the pathogen that causes anaplasmosis. These ticks are mainly found in Western Washington as well as along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains. They live in forested, oak savannah, or brushy areas. See CDC's map of where Ixodes pacificus has been found.
#WesternDogTickWestern dog ticks live primarily in eastern and parts of southwest Washington. They prefer woodland areas, medium height grasses and shrubs between wetlands and woods, and sunny or open areas around woods. Adult western dog ticks are common pests of dogs while larvae and nymphs prefer feeding on small mammals like rodents and rabbits.
#RockyMountainWoodTick (Dermacentor andersoni)
The Rocky Mountain wood tick’s life cycle may require up to two to three years for completion. Adult wood ticks feed primarily on large mammals while the larvae and nymphs feed on small rodents and rabbits. These ticks are found primarily on the eastern side of the state. They prefer woodland areas, medium height grasses and shrubs between wetlands and woods, and sunny or open areas along the edge of woods. Rocky Mountain wood ticks and western dog ticks look very similar to each other.
#SoftTicks (Argasidae)Ornithodoros hermsi is the vector for tick-borne relapsing fever. Tick-borne relapsing fever is usually linked to sleeping in rustic, rodent-infested cabins in mountainous areas. Because soft ticks usually feed at night and remain attached for a very short time, most people never realize a tick bit them."
Learn more (includes photographs and resources):
https://doh.wa.gov/community-and-environment/pests/ticks/tick-photo-gallery#SolarPunkSunday #TickSafety #WesternUS #TickIdentification #SpendTimeInNature #BeSafeOutdoors
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#TickIdentification in #WashingtonState
Hard Ticks (Ixodidae)
#WesternBlackLeggedTick (Ixodes pacificus)Western black-legged ticks can transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. It can also transmit the pathogen that causes anaplasmosis. These ticks are mainly found in Western Washington as well as along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains. They live in forested, oak savannah, or brushy areas. See CDC's map of where Ixodes pacificus has been found.
#WesternDogTickWestern dog ticks live primarily in eastern and parts of southwest Washington. They prefer woodland areas, medium height grasses and shrubs between wetlands and woods, and sunny or open areas around woods. Adult western dog ticks are common pests of dogs while larvae and nymphs prefer feeding on small mammals like rodents and rabbits.
#RockyMountainWoodTick (Dermacentor andersoni)
The Rocky Mountain wood tick’s life cycle may require up to two to three years for completion. Adult wood ticks feed primarily on large mammals while the larvae and nymphs feed on small rodents and rabbits. These ticks are found primarily on the eastern side of the state. They prefer woodland areas, medium height grasses and shrubs between wetlands and woods, and sunny or open areas along the edge of woods. Rocky Mountain wood ticks and western dog ticks look very similar to each other.
#SoftTicks (Argasidae)Ornithodoros hermsi is the vector for tick-borne relapsing fever. Tick-borne relapsing fever is usually linked to sleeping in rustic, rodent-infested cabins in mountainous areas. Because soft ticks usually feed at night and remain attached for a very short time, most people never realize a tick bit them."
Learn more (includes photographs and resources):
https://doh.wa.gov/community-and-environment/pests/ticks/tick-photo-gallery#SolarPunkSunday #TickSafety #WesternUS #TickIdentification #SpendTimeInNature #BeSafeOutdoors
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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There is an impressive amount of #RedFlagWarnings and #HeatAdvisories across the #WesternUS today coupled with dry thunderstorms.
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There is an impressive amount of #RedFlagWarnings and #HeatAdvisories across the #WesternUS today coupled with dry thunderstorms.
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Very active day for fire in Oregon. Multiple dry lightning storms, high temps, winds, low humidity levels, and a rapidly intensifying drought have created dozens of new starts.
As of today, July 1st, ALL of Oregon is in fire season. Please skip the #fireworks this year, our collective pocketbooks cannot afford to lose another town.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/portfolio/index.html?appid=22d04c007866419c91ccf00d097526c8
#Oregon #OrWX #wawx #wildfire #FireSeason2025 #fire #WesternUS #firesafety #fireprevention
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Very active day for fire in Oregon. Multiple dry lightning storms, high temps, winds, low humidity levels, and a rapidly intensifying drought have created dozens of new starts.
As of today, July 1st, ALL of Oregon is in fire season. Please skip the #fireworks this year, our collective pocketbooks cannot afford to lose another town.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/portfolio/index.html?appid=22d04c007866419c91ccf00d097526c8
#Oregon #OrWX #wawx #wildfire #FireSeason2025 #fire #WesternUS #firesafety #fireprevention
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CBS News: #COVID trend reaches "high" level across #westernUS in latest CDC data
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CBS News: #COVID trend reaches "high" level across #westernUS in latest CDC data
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-trend-high-western-us-cdc-data/ -
A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now - The agreement on cuts, aided by a wet winter and $1.2 billion in federal payments, expires at the end of 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/climate/colorado-river-deal.html #water #westernus #coloradoriver #climatechangeisreal
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“the Colorado River system is in a state of collapse. It is a collapse hastened by climate change but also a crisis of management.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-water-war-is-brewing-over-the-dwindling-colorado-river
#climatechange #WaterWars #WesternUS #JohnWesleyPowell #agriculture #aquifer #drainagebasin #watermanagement #coloradoriver #WaterFootprint
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“the Colorado River system is in a state of collapse. It is a collapse hastened by climate change but also a crisis of management.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-water-war-is-brewing-over-the-dwindling-colorado-river
#climatechange #WaterWars #WesternUS #JohnWesleyPowell #agriculture #aquifer #drainagebasin #watermanagement #coloradoriver #WaterFootprint
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“Westerners were rugged individualists chiefly in their dreams (and the dreams of their Eastern and foreign admirers); in real life they were likely to draw paychecks for digging in corporate mines, plowing corporate fields, or chasing corporate cattle.”
- H.W. Brands, American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
#WesternUS #individualism #corporate #capitalism #growth #America #paradox #conundrum #history -
“Westerners were rugged individualists chiefly in their dreams (and the dreams of their Eastern and foreign admirers); in real life they were likely to draw paychecks for digging in corporate mines, plowing corporate fields, or chasing corporate cattle.”
- H.W. Brands, American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
#WesternUS #individualism #corporate #capitalism #growth #America #paradox #conundrum #history